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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The City of Naperville has implemented a database |
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| to identify persons with disabilities and their prospective |
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| issues regarding emergency assistance in conjunction with |
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| Illinois' 911 emergency assistance line; and
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| WHEREAS, The City of Naperville has adopted the Medical |
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| Emergency and Disability Information on Computer program |
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| (MEDIC); this database tracks pertinent information about |
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| citizens who may require special consideration in emergencies; |
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| prior to arrival on the scene, this program allows the 9-1-1 |
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| emergency operators to alert emergency medical personnel of any |
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| life-threatening medical conditions or fire and police |
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| personnel of persons with disabilities who may require special |
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| assistance during an emergency; and
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| WHEREAS, The database is compiled and updated by local fire |
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| districts upon the specific request of those citizens with a |
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| physical or mental disability within their areas of concern; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The information is provided to the 9-1-1 emergency |
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| response program with local obligation; and
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| WHEREAS, The database is updated by the local fire |
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| districts on a yearly basis with immediate updates concerning a |
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| change in a citizen's situation as well; and
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| WHEREAS, The success of the MEDIC program within the City |
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| of Naperville should be recognized; implementation of a program |
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| such as this should be seriously examined by other local |
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| governments; and
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| WHEREAS, Local first responders' understanding of their |
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| surroundings during an emergency response greatly improves the |